Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided September 27, 1990No. 87CA1393, 89CA0030PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge METZGER.

Defendant, Willie James Johnson, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of conspiracy to distribute a Schedule II controlled substance: cocaine. We affirm.

The eight-page affidavit for the search warrant recited the following facts. After having received numerous reports of drug trafficking at a specific residence in Colorado Springs, law enforcement authorities began surveillance. The officers’ observations revealed extensive walk-in and drive-in traffic at that location. Persons who approached the house were generally met at…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Ybarra v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Berger v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. People v. NievesNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. State v. De SimoneSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Owens ex rel. Owens v. LottCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
  2. State v. JacksonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  3. State v. PriorSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
  4. Sutton v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1999
  5. State v. CovingtonCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1995

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